tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post113107980375234499..comments2024-01-08T14:50:08.705-05:00Comments on Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog: Tiger Pitching LeadersLee Panashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148118898954670307noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-1131254190902109252005-11-06T00:16:00.000-05:002005-11-06T00:16:00.000-05:00Charles, I was a little surprised by that too. It...Charles, I was a little surprised by that too. It only included starting pitchers. Apparently very few pitchers are able to maintain their velocity for entire games.Lee Panashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148118898954670307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-1131235448185710232005-11-05T19:04:00.000-05:002005-11-05T19:04:00.000-05:00Good stuff...I'm surprised that 93 mph is the seco...Good stuff...I'm surprised that 93 mph is the second-highest average fastball in the league, I would have thought that there would be a few 94's or 95's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-1131205003463305462005-11-05T10:36:00.000-05:002005-11-05T10:36:00.000-05:00good stuff Lee-thanks! looks to me like millwood ...good stuff Lee-thanks! looks to me like millwood is throwing more sliders now than earlier in his career (threw more curves.) i suppose that is a natural progression, as it seems to me that most pitchers have moved from curves to sliders as their primary breaking pitch over the last decade or so. it's so much easier on the elbow. <BR/><BR/>the fastball velocity is encouraging. i'm actuallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-1131163599249180992005-11-04T23:06:00.000-05:002005-11-04T23:06:00.000-05:00Zimm, they only have the top ten in each category ...Zimm, they only have the top ten in each category but Millwood does show up there. He had the 8th highest avg fastball, was 6th highest in %fastballs and 9th highest in % sliders. He didn't have enough IP to show up on the 2004 lists.Lee Panashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148118898954670307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-1131152859915397262005-11-04T20:07:00.000-05:002005-11-04T20:07:00.000-05:00Lee,one player i'd be curious to know more about w...Lee,<BR/><BR/>one player i'd be curious to know more about would be kevin millwood. i have a feeling that if we were to make a splash in the FA market this offseason, he'd be the likely target. i know there have been some lingering concerns about his arm, so i'm curious to know where he ranks on avg fastball, % fastball/%curve/% slider to see if it has affected his velocity or willingness to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-1131138275075996262005-11-04T16:04:00.000-05:002005-11-04T16:04:00.000-05:00I haven't gotten into the other teams that much ye...I haven't gotten into the other teams that much yet. I don't want to give out too much information especially since the book just came out but if I find something really interesting, I'll let you know. Also, if you have a specific question about some player, I'll see what I can find.Lee Panashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148118898954670307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-1131135590543239462005-11-04T15:19:00.000-05:002005-11-04T15:19:00.000-05:00my first thought after reading this was "boy, some...my first thought after reading this was "boy, someone went to a lot of work to quantfy stuff i already know from having watched games." my second thought was "wait, they do this for other teams too, right?" suddenly, the usefulness of this data became vey clear... <BR/><BR/>Lee-did you find any compelling data from other teams/idividual players? or am i going to have to buy the book to get Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com